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Mumbai’s literature fest with a difference, Lit o Fest in its debut edition organised by E-Bizz Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd. will be held at Sir JJ School of Arts & Architecture, Mumbai on 28th February and 01st March, 2015. Geared up to bring more depth, thought and action for every author and literature enthusiast in…

Gulzar, apart from being a prolific lyricist over the last 5 decades, is also a poet in his own right. And given his baritone, his poetry recital always make for an enchanting experience. In this video, Gulzar recites two poems. One is his tribute to his long time collaborator Pancham and the second is Kitaab –…

Growing up in places like Chennai and Coimbatore during the Doordarshan days, chances are that if you are onto films at a very early age, the interest would primarily revolve around Tamil Cinema. However for someone like me who by now watches films in every language possible and feels that Regional Cinema has more to…

In early 2000s, when a music director, known mostly for his work in niche Hindi films, began travelling to festivals for his exposure to international cinema, he chanced upon his nephew reading a “children’s version” of Shakespeare’s works. Little did he know that what began as a leisurely reading exercise, would, almost a decade and a half later, culminate into one of the…

At the outset, Dedh Ishqiya is more than just a sequel to Ishqiya. It does carry forward the story of Khalu and Babban, but at the same time it also rips itself apart from the world that Ishqiya created. Director Abhishek Chaubey in his second film creates a world that is distinctly more grand, ambitious…

Sanwaar nok palak abruon mein kham kar de, Gire pade hue lafzon ko mohtaram kar de This is one of the few couplets from many a Dr. Bashir Badr’s poems this film borrows. And no, I am not someone who is strong at literature. And no, had Abhishek Chaubey and co. not mentioned during the…